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Perhaps the most light-hearted of all Chesterton’s "serious" works, Manalive pits a group of disillusioned young people against Mr. Innocent Smith, a bubbly, high-spirited gentleman who literally falls into their midst. Accused of murder and denounced for repeatedly marrying his wife and... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Innocent Smith: At once everything and nothing he seems. The newest member of Beacon Hill boarding house
- Michael Moon: Journalist and resident of Beacon Hill boarding house
- Rosamund Hunt: Single heiress and resident of Beacon Hill boarding house
- Dr. Warner: Stuffy proud expert on the human condition, and a sort of a friend to a resident of Beacon Hill boarding house
- Dr. Cyrus Pym: American Criminologist friend of Dr Warner's who happens to be visiting when Dr Warner is called in to deal with Smith.
- Mary Gray: Resident at Beacon Hill boarding house and friend to Rosamund. She wants to elope with Mr Smith
- Diana Duke: Niece of Beacon Hill's owner, and general manager of the establishment
- Hawkins: Add a description of this character.
- Mr. Moses Gould: Jewish resident of Beacon Hill boarding house. He has a lower class accent but as his friend Micheal notes, and unusually large amount of common sense and intelligence.
- Dr. Eames: Smith's favorite Dean. Dr Eames' favorite philosophical nonsense encourages Smith to adopt his eccentric ways
- Arthur: Shy self-effacing friend to Micheal, Dr Warner, and Smith. Secret admirer of Diana, Resident of Beacon Hill boarding house.
- Lady Bullingdon
First Sentence edit
A wind sprang high in the west, like a wave of unreasonable happiness, and tore eastward across England, trailing with it the frosty scent of forests and the cold intoxication of the sea.
Table of Contents edit
Part 1: The Enigmas of Innocent Smith
1. How the Great Wind Came to Beacon House
2. The Luggage of an Optimist
3. The Banner of Beacon
4. The Garden of the God
5. The Allegorical Practical Joker
Part 2: The Explanations of Innocent Smith
1. The Eye of Death; or, the Murder Charge
2. The Two Curates; or, the Burglary Charge
3. The Round Road; or, the Desertion Charge
4. The Wild Weddings; or, the Polygamy Charge
5. How the Great Wind Went from Beacon House
Authors & Contributors edit
- G. K. Chesterton (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.912
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